Jaw's Blues

Jaw's Blues
Live album by Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis
Released	1981
Recorded	February 11, 1981
Venue	The Domicile, Munich, West Germany
Genre	Jazz
Length	52:07
Label	Enja 3097 ST
Producer	Horst Weber & Matthias Winckelmann
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis chronology
The Heavy Hitter (1979) Jaw's Blues (1981) Live at the Widder (1981)

Jaw's Blues is a live album by American jazz saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis recorded in Munich in 1981 and released on the German Enja label. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[4]

Allmusic stated "The tough-toned and always-passionate tenor saxophonist Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis is in typically combative form on this quartet date ... Fans of the tenor will want this swinging set". ^[4]

Track listing

1. "I'll Remember April" (Gene de Paul, Patricia Johnston, Don Raye) – 6:24
2. "Young Man With a Horn" (George Stoll, Ralph Freed) – 4:18
3. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" (Cole Porter) – 7:01
4. "Broadway" (Billy Bird, Teddy McRae, Henri Woode) – 7:28
5. "But Beautiful" (Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke) – 4:41
6. "Jaw's Blues" (Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis) – 7:31
7. "On Green Dolphin Street" (Bronisław Kaper, Ned Washington) – 7:30 Bonus track on CD reissue
8. "Days of Wine and Roses" (Henry Mancini, Johnny Mercer) – 7:14 Bonus track on CD reissue

Personnel

• Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis – tenor saxophone
• Horace Parlan – piano
• Reggie Johnson – bass
• Alvin Queen – drums

References

1. Enja Records Listing accessed April 10, 2017
2. Jazzlists: Enja Records main series discography, accessed April 10, 2017
3. Di Filippo, R., Enciclopedia del Jazz: Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis accessed April 10, 2017
4. Yanow, Scott. Jaw's Blues – Review at AllMusic . Retrieved April 10, 2017.